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Don’t be fooled by the cheerful graphics A sequel was just announced forLovely Planet, the deceptively adorable, exceedingly difficult first-person shooter from indie developer Quicktequila that released on Steam in 2014. The sequel, calledLovely Planet Arcade, claims to be “likeLovely Planet, but back to FPS basics.” What do they mean by that? Apparently, “in the spirit of classic shooters, you can’t look up or down.” I can’t decide if this would make things harder or easier....

Dragon Ball Sparking Zeroallows players to emulate some of the franchises’ biggest battles while picking from a massive roster of 182 characters, which believe it or not, only features 20 Gokus and 14 Vegetas. But given the large number of familiar faces, it was expected that a few characters would set themselves apart, even if one of them might surprise even the biggest fans. Here are the 10 best characters inDragon Ball Sparking Zero, ranked....

A short look at Crisis encounters It seems like so long ago that inXilebroughtTorment: Tides of Numenerato Kickstarter. But really, it’s only been a couple of years. Much has changed for video game crowdfunding. Much hasn’t. Have I been keeping tabs on the project in the time since? Well, no. But today seems like a good day to check in, what with this new video aboutCrisis encounters. When conflicts arise, you’ll have more options available than just fight or flight....

Build a thriving city full of adorable animals and interesting structures inEverdell, a board game that perfectly balances worker placement with tableau construction. If you love tabletop titles with tons of variability, changing objectives, and light-hearted thematics, this game might be the perfect addition to your shelf. But which editions are the best, and which expansions are worth getting? In this guide, we’re covering all the availableEverdellproducts and collectables to help you get the most out of this popular board game....

Sky Pop Nintendo has tied anotherSuper Mario Makercostume to abranded level, but at least this time it’s based on an existing part of theMariouniverse (Super Mario Land), not a real-world car. To earn the Sky Pop plane, you’ll have to clear the “Southwest Air Adventure” found under the game’s Event Courses category. There are a few different routes to take inside the level, but running full speed ahead is a viable strategy so long as you watch out for spikes and flames....

In each expansion ofFinal Fantasy XIV, there are a lot of FATEs to complete, but there are always two that are far more difficult than others and require some prep work. One of the newDawntrailSpecial FATEs is called The Serpentlord Seethes. The Serpentlord Seethes is a large-scale level 100 FATE designed to be incredibly difficult, and you’ll need a large number of people in order to successfully complete it, especially this early into the latest expansion....

WHOA! Talk about a blast from the past! Back when I was in high school, there was this Flash animation crew called The Toilet Boys, and they made a three-episode series calledThe Steven Seagal Show, about Steven Seagal just being Steven Seagal. It was as glorious as it sounds! For one reason or another, the original shorts vanished one day, and that made me very sad. However, series’ animator Ken McIntyre has begun remaking the cartoons with better art and audio....

Red Faction: Armageddonis skipping versus multiplayer this time around and going with co-op instead. The horde-like mode called Infestation will see up to four players fighting wave after wave of progressively harder aliens until everyone dies or they pass the 30th wave. There are three different game types; one that sees you killing everything, another that sees you defending bases while killing everything and then a dark mode where there is no light source except for each player’s flashlight....

This weekend onDtoid’s Twitch TV channel, we’re bringing you some special treats.Rad Showwill be doing live gameplay of the closed beta forDiablo III.Hangoverhas an obscure, Japan-onlyPopeyegame from the Super Famicom. Also, Phil is trying to save the world inResident Evil: Code Veronicawhilst also dealing with Steve Burnside, who is annoying, and has stupid hair. PAX East is upon us, which means some changes to the schedule this weekend. King Foom is away fromMash Tactics, but doing some special streams live from the PAX East floor....

We’re living in an age where anime is being taken more seriously every day. It seems like you can’t go a day without hearing about a new massive anime adaptation of something, fromJohn WicktoScott Pilgrim vs. The World. And that’s not even counting traditional manga adaptations. Science Saru is an anime production studio that has been making significant waves lately. In addition to producing the recentScott Pilgrim Takes Offseries, the studio has been selected to produce the anime adaptation of the Yukinobu Tatsu mangaDandadan, and it’s looking particularly groovy....

Despite being bought by Paradox People got cautiously excitedwhen Paradox boughtthe popular tabletopWorld of DarknessIP and its creator White Wolf last month. The publisher is known mainly for grand strategy games (developed in-house) as well as their smaller titles by external developers likeThe Showdown EffectorMagicka. World of Darknesshasn’t really had much of a presence in videogames bar the late Troika’s fantasticVampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlinesand CCP’s cancelled MMO, so trying to figure out what Paradox have planned for White Wolf has been tricky....

Worms Revolutionis some two weeks away from being released, andDon Keystone is attempting to, for the last time, explain Team17’s strategy game to us with his oh-so-seductive voice in a new gameplay video. The 2D gameplay coupled with 3D graphics, customization options, class selection, level editor, and the behemoth of other features included inRevolutionis nice; but none of the aforementioned features come anywhere close to exploding sheep and grannies. What? Don’t give me that look....

While Zen Studios continues to pump out more pinball tables for its games, the developer will also work onZen Pinball 2, a free upgrade toMarvel PinballandZen Pinballthat’s coming to PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita this spring. The new product, which can be thought of more as a platform than anything else, will be releasing alongsideMarvel Pinball: Avengers Chroniclesand offer access to 26 different tables at launch. If you own one of the aforementioned games, you’ll receive an update that will transfer your purchases intoZen Pinball 2....